Box for cigarettes, cigars, or tobacco.



C. CAMPUS. i BOX POR GIGARETTBS, GIGARS, 0R. TOBACCO.

APPLIIOA'TIONMLBD 001212, 1909. Patentedlm'ly 12,1910.

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c. CAMPUS. i BOX FORVGIGARETTES, CIGARS, 0R4 TOBACCO.

APPLICATION FILED 00'1112, 1909.

Patented July 12,1910.

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CESAREl CAMPUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

'BOX' FOR CIGABETIES, CIGARS, 0R TOBACCO.

Specication of Letters Patent. Patented July 12, 1910,

Application filed October 12, 1909. Serial'No. 522,304.

To all whom itmay concern:

Be i't known that I, CESARE CAMPUS, a subject of the King of Italy,residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of NewYork, have invented an Improvement in BoxesF for Cigarettes, Cigars, orTobacco, of which the following is .a specification.

My invention relates to a new article of manufacture and the same is animprovement upon the devi 1.e shown and described in Letters Patent ofthe United States, granted to me August 3, 1909, No. 930,154, with theobject of simplifying the box or package for cigarettes, cigars ortobacco and` reducing the cost of manufacturing the same.

In the device of my improvement I einploy a body and a cover which arehinged together and which inclose an interior member adapted'to hold thecigarettes, cigars or tobacco and betweenwhich inner member and thebottom of the body portion is re ceived matches which may be separatedfrom their holding device and be employed for lighting the cigarettes,cigars lor tobacco, all of Which is hereinafter more particularlydescribed. f

In the drawing, Figures 1 to 6 inclusive represent the preferred form.of my invention and Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive represent the modified formof my invention.

By reference to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, Fig. 1 is 'a plan of the box orpackage With the cover opened and over-turned. Fig. 2 is a plan With thecover and interior member Vraisedy and over-turned. Fig. ,3 is a crosssection at zc, fr, of Fig. 1. Figt is a cross section at y, y, of Fig.2. Fig. 5 is a cross section at the dotted line w, of Fig. 1, withthecover closed, and Fig. 6 is alongitudinal cross sectionat 2, e, ofFig. 1, With the cover closed.

With referenceuto -F i s. 7 to 10 inclusive, Fig. 7 is a plan with t ecover raised and over-turned. Fig. 8 is a plan with the cover andinterior lmember raised together and over-turned. Fig. 9 is a crosssection at the dotted line m1, m1, of Fig. 7,'With the cover in theclosed position, and Fig. 10 is a longitudinal cross section at thedotted line y1, y1, of Fig. 7, with the cover closed. Fig. 11 is a crosssectionof'a form of the interior member.

In the vform of my invention shown 'in composed of the bottom a. andsides a1 and the cover iscomposed ofthe top b and sides b1 and theseparts are connected by a hinge 2 so that when closed the up er edgesofthe body and the lower edges o the cover come into opposition; therespective .body and coyer being of substantially thesame dimensionsthroughout. In this the preferred form of my invention, the interiormember is composed of the bottom c and sides c1 adapted to fitvvithinthe body portion o-f the box or package and preferably to rest down uponstop strips 3 connected to the inner surface of theiA sides al so asthereby to produce an appreciable spacevbetween the under surface of thebottom c of the interior member and theupper surface of the bottom a ofthe body. I

Z represents the contents of the interior member which as herein shown,are cigarettes, although the interior member may be equally Well adaptedto, hold cigars or tobacco. The space produced between the bottom of theinterior member and the bottom of the body is .intended to receivematches. These are shown at e composed as usual of stems and ignitionheads. These matches may be secured to the under surface of the interiormember or to the upper surface of the bottom of the body, and thesecuring means may be of any Well known ordcsired character, 'as thesame forms no part Whatever of my invention. I prefer, however, and haveshownthe matches as secured to the under surface of the bottom of the.interior member because the same are more accessible when so secured.Figs. 2 and 1 especially show the matches as secured to the bottom ofthe interior member and'in such position as tobe'perfectly accessible;the securin ymeans being a strip pasted .over the ends o the matches-and to the outer surface of the bottom of the interior member. Thisinterior member in this preferred form of my invention, fits looselyWithin the body and cover forming .the box or package, and in openingthe box -or package by separating the cover and body, the

interior member may be moved with either 4of these parts. .For instance,if it .isvdesired to simply raise the cover t0 lgive access to thecigarettes, cigars or tobacco, the thumb or linger of one handis'pressed against the edge of the body and interior member at 4. Thisholds the parts frictionally together so that the interior member stayswith the body 'when the cover is lifted. n the other hand, l

if it is desired to obtain access to the matches, the box or receptaclewhen in a closed position is held with the body in one hand and thecover in the other and pressure is applied at 5 to the Iedofe of thecover and consequently .the edge of the interior meme ber, and when thecover is raised the interior member raiseswith the covergthe first ofthese positions being shown in Figs; 1 and .3

employed in Figs. l to 6 inclusive t'o denote similar parts. 4Theessential diierenoes which exist in the respective forms of my inventionillustrated in' Figs. 7 to 10-.,in

elusive, over and above the. preferred form in Figs. 1 to 6y inclusive,are as follows In the form shown in Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive, the bodyand the cover are each of ,substantially equal depth but the cover isvlarger than the body so that it fits down over the body. The parts arehinged together at 6, and one side, that is, the side along the hingeis'removed'; therefore there are only three sides to the body as will'apn pear by special-reference to Figs. 7 and 9.

The overlapping sides of the -bcdy and cover at. the side opposite thehinge 6 are notched at 7 and-8.. The notch 7 of the co'v'er as willappear from Fig. 9 providesfor t e thumb or finger of the hand holdingthe body while the cover ,is rais'edfand the notch 8 of the bodyproviding for thethumb 0r finger of the opposite hand engaging the sideof the interior member and raising and overturning the same from ltheposition Fig: 7 where the cigarettes are ex osed, to thep'o'- sitionFig. 8 where the matc es are exposed.

In the form of lmy invention Figs. 7 to 10 inclusive, the matches as inthel preferred form shown in the -o'ther gures,.

may be of any desired character vsecured by any preferred means eitherto the outer surface of the botton of thev interior member or to theinner surface of the bottom of the body, but I have shown. and refer tosecure the matches to the outer sur ace of the bottom of the interiormember because as will appear fromFig. 8," when' the interior member isover-turned, the matchs 'ard-"more accessible.

The interior member f shown vin Fig. 1.1 as a holder for cigarettes,cigars or tobacco, is provided with athin flat asteboard cover f1connected along one side by a hinge 10 to a side of said interiormember. The nominally free edge of this cover may be fastened In Figs. 7to 10 inclusive, Ihave employed the same letters of reference as are,

shown in"A down after the cigarettes', cigars or tobacco are 'insertedby an adhesive revenue stamp 11 as is commonly employedv for sealingcigarette boxes. This package is adapted to be employed with the boxcomprising the body and cover shown in Figs. 1 to G in- 1 in the-bodyand upon the upper surface of the bottom as shown in Fig. 2 by dottedlines. 1

I do not herein limit myself to the proportions ofthe respective partsor to the In4 this size of the box or package, as'the same'may be variedtosuit the conditions of the contents to be placed therein.

I claim as my invention: f

1. As a new article. of manufacture, a combined package for cigarettesZcigars or tobacco and for matches, comprising a body portion, a coverhinged thereto and a separable interior member fitting within saidpackage adapted to receive cigarettes, cigars or tobacco 'and to exposethe same upon lifts ing the cover and to inclose matches between theinterior member andthe bottom of the body portion and expose the matchesupon the lifting ofthe interior member.

2. As a new yarticle of manufacture, a combined package for' cigarettes,cigars or tobacco and -formatcher` comprising a body portion, va'coi/,er hinged thereto ,and a sepa'` the' matches to the outer surfaceof the bot-l 'tom of. The interiore member so that the matches areexposed,for,re mova1 after lifting the interior memberwith the cover.This interior member is connected to the bottom of the body by a hinge9.

3. As 'a new article of manufacture, a

"low fiat box body and a shallow flat cover hinged vthereto, and fittingdown fiatwise upon 'the same, a separable interior'member fitting Withinthe same and adapted .to receive cigarettes, cigars or tobacco and -toexpose the same upon liftingthe cover, the 'relation ofthe interiormember'and the fiat box body beingsuch that there is, aspace -12'0between the bottom portions of the'lsame means for securijn matches to asurface o 'said combined pac age so that the matchesv occupy'this spaceand may be exposed for removalupon the lifting of the cover and ltheinterior receptacle.

4.*As a A new' arti' le of manufa `:ture,` a combined package forcigarettes, cigars or tobacco and for matches, comprisin a shalf lowflat box body and a shallow at coverf hinged thereto and lit-ting downflat-wise upon the same, the said parts being of substantially the samearea so that similar sides occupy the same planes, a separable interiormember comprising a shallow iiat box body ltting within both theaforesaid body and cover and in itself adapted to receive cigarettescigars or tobacco, means for preventing the said interior member'fitting down in the flat box body to the bottom thereof so as therebyto provide a `s ace for the reception'of the matches, and) means forsecuring the matches in said space toa surface of the said combinedpackage. 5. As a new article 'of manufacture, a combined package forcigarettes, cigars or tobacco and for matches, com rismg'a shallow' iatboi; body and a Asha low flat cover hinged thereto 'and fitting downflat-wise upon the same, the said parts being of substantially the samearea so Ythat similar sides occupy the same planes, a separable interiormember comprising a shallow flat boX body fitting within both theaforesaid bodyand 'cover and in itself .adapted to receive cigarettescigars ortobacco, means forpreventing the said interior member littingdown in the flat boxbody to'the bottom thereof pendently, or so soas'thereby to provide a space for the reception of the matches, andmeans in part comprising a strip of suitable material extending over theface of theinatches and secured to the outer surface of the bottom ofthe interiorv member, whereby when the interior member is over-turnedwith the cover, the matches are exposed for removal.

6. Asl a new article offmanufacture, a combined package for cigarettes,cigars or ,tobacco and for matches, comprisino a body portion, a coverhinged thereto an a separable interior member fittingvwithin saidpackage, the partsbeing so constructed and arranged that the interiormember may by the pressure ofthe hand'rbe held to the body portion andthe cover raised indethat the interior member may be held to the coverand raised with `the cover'and the body be held illdependently.y i YSigned by me this 10th day of September 50 1909.

vCESARE CAMPUS.`

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, E. ZACHARIASEN.

